Pentium E5500 vs Xeon X3460

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3460
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.87
+188%
Pentium E5500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65

Xeon X3460 outperforms Pentium E5500 by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3460 and Pentium E5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19922762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.420.04
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.860.95
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)18 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X3460 has 950% better value for money than Pentium E5500.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3460 and Pentium E5500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size296 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3460 and Pentium E5500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium E5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3460 and Pentium E5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium E5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium E5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3460 and Pentium E5500.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon X3460 1.87
+188%
Pentium E5500 0.65

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon X3460 2972
+186%
Pentium E5500 1040

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon X3460 476
+58.1%
Pentium E5500 301

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon X3460 1480
+210%
Pentium E5500 478

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 0.65
Recency 8 September 2009 18 April 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X3460 has a 187.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium E5500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3460 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E5500 is a desktop one.


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